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July 2008 - Posts
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by webteam |
July 28, 2008
The humidity isn’t the only thing getting us all hot and bothered lately. Want to know what else is? We figured as much. That’s why we dined, drank, schmoozed, shopped, and sipped our way around Boston to compile our annual list of the 100 trends, topics...
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July 28, 2008
Who knew we were on to something during our seventh-grade obsession with decoupage? A perfect complement to the ever-persistent green movement, crafting and doing-it-yourself have transcended the hippies and the blue-hairs and become desirable, marketable...
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by webteam |
July 28, 2008
Remember Mom’s old adage about how it’s hot (okay, maybe our mothers didn’t use the word “hot”) to leave something to the imagination? Well, about 99 percent of us threw that out the window and dressed up as a sexy witch last year for Halloween. But this...
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July 28, 2008
If we stumbled upon the concept in JP or Cambridge, maybe. But a crunchy (literally) raw-food restaurant smack in the middle of the North End? Yeah, we couldn’t wrap our heads around it, either. We couldn’t imagine trading steamy helpings of spaghetti...
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July 28, 2008
The South End is rife with eclectic eateries; now its shopping scene is burgeoning, too, with the recent opening of Leokadia (667 Tremont Street, Boston, 617.247.SHOE). Jessica Lynn, who formerly worked at Beacon Hill boutique Moxie, offers sole-searching...
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July 28, 2008
After the last time you were in Allston, when you thought you were going to a party but ended up at a fraternity rager, you swore you’d never go back. But Allston’s matured, so it’s time to give it another chance. The last year has brought some trendy...
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by webteam |
July 28, 2008
Still bitching about the Big Dig? That’s so 2007. This year’s trendy construction complaint is the Kenmore Square bus terminal, an endeavor that makes the building of Rome seem like a weekend gig. Originally slated for completion in 2004, the $23 million...
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July 28, 2008
Steve Jobs has officially taken over the world. His brand’s cult-like following came out in droves when the big Apple came to Boston this spring with the launch of an ultra-chic glass-façade flagship store (815 Boylston Street, Boston, 617.385.9400)....
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July 28, 2008
With gas prices still surging over $4 a gallon with no sign of stopping, we’re getting miiiighty sick of carpooling with Todd from accounting and his greasy takeout breakfasts. We never thought we’d say it, but the ol’ MBTA is looking pretty damn good...
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July 28, 2008
We’re not exactly sure where this new trend came from, but we dig gluten-free dining . What the heck is gluten, you ask? It’s a protein that’s found in most pastas, breads, sauces, and processed foods, and it makes dining out close to impossible for the...
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by Erica Corsano |
July 25, 2008
More cash in your pocket Boutique Fabulous (1309 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, 617.864.0656): ongoing, 15 to 50 percent off select items. Envi (164 Newbury Street, Boston, 617.267.3684): through September 30, mention GreenTown08 and get 10 percent off...
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by Erica Corsano |
July 25, 2008
Catherine Howe of Beadiful.biz Note to all local fashionistas: stringing beads together or taking a Bedazzler to a tank top does not qualify you as a designer! There are crafty gals a-plenty here in the Bean, but true designers are far and few between...
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by Liza Weisstuch |
July 25, 2008
Old goods find new life at Magpie They say one gal’s junk heap is another’s treasure— or something like that. If that’s the case, Magpie (416 Highland Avenue, Somerville, 617.623.3330) is a treasure chest, a glimmering Xanadu of would-be rubbish repurposed...
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by Kasia Pilat |
July 25, 2008
Davis Square’s ritzy, psychedelic bar Diva Lounge (246 Elm Street, Somerville, 617.629.4963) has given us a new reason to get decked out and dance our hearts out: Diva Saturdays , where every week starting at 9 p.m. the doors open for a no-cover night...
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